In all meetings of a school board of a Class I, II, or III school district, a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Regular meetings shall be held on or before the third Monday of every month. All meetings of the board shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act. Special meetings may be called by the president or any two members, but all members shall have notice of the time and place of meeting. If a school district is participating in an approved unified system as provided in section 79-4,108, regular meetings of such district’s school board shall be held at least twice during the school year.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-554

  • Month: shall mean calendar month. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • School: means a school under the jurisdiction of a school board authorized by Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • School board: means the governing body of any school district. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • School year: means (a) for elementary grades other than kindergarten, the time equivalent to at least one thousand thirty-two instructional hours and (b) for high school grades, the time equivalent to at least one thousand eighty instructional hours. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101